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Woman arrested, facing charges after allegedly lighting fire in hospital room

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman is being charged after police say she attempted to light her hospital room on fire.

Officers say Clara Pratt was a patient at UPMC on Saturday when a nurse found her setting her bedding on fire.

Firefighters raise concerns over 911 Centers consolidation

Police say the nurse told them that she saw Pratt blowing on the flames, trying to spread them to more of the bedding, but the nurse quickly acted to put the flames out.

Man sentenced to prison after passenger killed in crash

SHICKSHINNY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to charges from a crash that killed another person.

Officers say Tyler Mizell has been sentenced to one and a half to seven years for homicide by vehicle, and four months to three years for DUI.

Coroner confirms 1 man dead after Polk Township fire

The deadly crash happened in Union Township in June of last year when officers say Mizell was driving 77 miles per hour when he went off the road, across a driveway, and over a cliff, landing in the woods.

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